We all know the effects (and
after-effects) of beer. But lifting a glass of cool
liquid to your mouth on a scorching hot day, have you
ever stopped to consider the processes and ingredients
involved in making it? Well maybe not but here is the
answer anyway!

Simply, beer is a fermented
combination of water, barley, yeast and hops. The major
variation in any beer is the type of yeast used in the
fermentation process.

Let's look at the
properties of this beverage.

Water is the main
ingredient of beer. In the past, the purity of the water
influenced the final result and was specific to the
region of the earth from which it came. Today, water is
filtered of these impurities, although pure water
supplies are still ideally preferred by elite brewers.

Barley malt is an extremely important ingredient in
beer as it is the main source of fermentable sugar. Many
new breweries use barley malt extract, in either syrup
or powder form, as this form ferments much quicker. It
also contains many minerals and vitamins that help the
yeast to grow.

Without yeast, beer would not
exist. Yeast is a unique single cell organism that eats
sugar and expels alcohol and carbon dioxide, two of the
more recognizable ingredients of beer. Yeast comes in
several variations, of which there are two major
categories that determine the type of beer produced; Ale
yeast and Lager yeast. If yeast alone were used the beer
would be extremely sweet and therefore another
ingredient needs to be added to reach the final product.

Hops are the flowers of the hop plant, a climbing
vine plant that grows well in many differing climates.
Hops contain acids which add bitterness to beer. Adding
bitterness to beer helps to balance the sweetness, as
well as acting as a natural preservative. Add more hops
to the mixture and you will get a more bitter taste.
This kind of beer is extremely popular in Britian and is
simply referred to as "Bitter" (the original names are
always the best!).

Variations of these
ingredients create different tasting beers as well as
having an affect on the alcoholic content.

When
making your own beer many good resources are available
which provide home brewing kits. It is important to read
the ingredients of the packets in order to ascertain
which has the best mixture according to your needs. One
quick tip which many home brewers fail to adhere to is
this: "Use fresh still water"!

Many have often
sought information on how to make beer and the basic
homebrewing equipment is not very expensive you can get
what you need, for as little as $100.

In order
to start making beer, you will need the following: A
brewpot:<br> Primary fermenter:<br> Airlock and
stopper:<br> Bottling bucket:<br> Bottles:<br> Bottle
brush:<br> Bottle capper:<br> and a thermometer:<br> In
addition you can even use items from your kitchen to aid
in the beer making. A breakdown of all the equipment is
as follows:

Brewpot

A brewpot is made of
stainless steel or enamel-coated metal which has at
least 15 litre capacity, but it's no good if it's made
of aluminum or if it's a chipped enamelized pot, (these
will make the beer taste funny). The brew pot is used to
boil the ingredients thus begins the first stage of beer
making.

Primary fermenter

The primary
fermenter is where the beer begins to ferment and become
that fabulous stuff that makes you so funny and
charming. The primary fermenter must have a minimum
capacity of 26 litres and an air tight seal it must also
accommodate the airlock and rubber stopper. Make sure
the one you buy is made of food-grade plastic, as it
wont allow the bad stuff in or let the good stuff out.

Airlock and stopper

The airlock is a
handy gadget which allows carbon dioxide to escape from
your primary fermenter during fermentation, it is this
process that keeps it from exploding, but it doesn't
allow any of the bad air from outside to enter. It fits
into a rubber stopper, and is placed into the top of
your primary fermenter. The stoppers are numbered
according to size, so make sure you use the correct
stopper for the correct hole

Plastic hose

This is a food grade plastic hose which measures
approximately 5 feet in length. It is needed to transfer
the beer from system to system, and it is imperitive
that it is kept clean and free from damage or clogs

Bottling bucket

This is a large, food-grade
plastic bucket with a tap for drawing water at the
bottom, it needs to be as big as your primary fermenter,
because you need the capacity to pour all the liquid
from your primary fermenter into a bottling bucket prior
to bottling up.

Bottles

After
fermentation, you place the beer in bottles for
secondary fermentation and storage. You need enough
bottles to hold all the beer you're going to make, the
best kind of bottles are solid glass ones with smooth
tops (not the twist-off kind) that will accept a cap
from a bottle capper. You can use plastic ones with
screw-on lids, but they arent as good for fermentation
and dont look as well. Wheather you use glass or plastic
bottles, make sure they are dark-colored. Light damages
beer, i would recommend green or brown bottles.

Bottle brush

This is a thin, curvy brush which is
used to clean bottles because of the the shape of the
brush it makes it very affective at getting the bottle
spotless. We haven't even gotten into how clean
everything has to be, but we will, and the bottle brush
is a specialized bit of cleaning equipment that you will
require in order to maintain your bottle kit.

Bottle capper

If you take buy glass bottles, you
will need some sort of bottle capper and caps, of
course, and you can buy them from any brewing supplies
store. The best sort of bottle capper is one which can
be affixed to a surface and worked with one hand while
you hold the bottle with the other.

Thermometer

This is a thermometer which can be stuck to the side
of your fermenter, they are just thin strips of plastic
which are self adhesive, and can be found in any brewing
supplies store, or from a pet shop or aquarium. Not
everything costs money though even some household
equipment can be used.

Household items

In
addition to the above specialized equipment, you will
need the following household items:<br>Small
bowl:<br> Saucepan:<br>Rubber spatula:<br>
Oven mitts/pot handlers:<br> Big mixing spoon:<br>

So there you have the ingredients and the method to
make your home brew, all you need now is to get yourself
a beer making kit and your on the way to beer heaven.

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In a small bowl, mix together the sugar, flour,
salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place sliced apples in a
large bowl and sprinkle with the sugar mixture. Toss
mixture until apples are completely coated. Spoon apples
into the pie crust.

Dot the apples with butter or
margarine and sprinkle the whiskey/vanilla on top. Put
on the top layer pie crust and crimp closed. Make
several slits in top of crust to vent.

Bake for
10 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees and
bake for another 40 minutes.

To make streusel topping, combine dry milk, flour,
apple pie spice and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut hard
butter into mixture with a fork; mix until well
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In a
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Mash with a fork to form a thick applesauce.

In a
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shortening. Add water and mix with a fork. Create a ball
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In the center of each dough round, spoon
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with cold water and fold. Press edges closed with a
fork.

In a large skillet, heat oil on medium high
heat. Fry pies a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes on
each side, until golden brown. Drain pies on paper
towels. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

In a large bowl, toss
apples with lemon juice and set aside. Pour water into a
Dutch oven over medium heat. Combine sugar, cornstarch,
cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Add to water, stir well and
bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring
constantly.

Add in the apples and return pot to a
boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are
tender (about 6 to 8 minutes). Cool for 30 minutes.

Ladle filling into five freezer containers, leave
1/2-inch space at the top. Cool at room temperature for
1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Seal containers and freeze. Pie
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Slice green
onions, put in a pot and start cooking. Cut green pepper
stem end off and cut in half, take the seeds and
membrane out. Cut the green-pepper into bite size pieces
and add to pot. Take the outer leafs layers off the
cabbage, cut into bite size pieces, add to pot. Clean
carrots, cut into bite size pieces, and add to pot.
Slice mushrooms into thick slices, add to pot .If you
would like a spicy soup, and add a small amount of curry
or cayenne pepper now. You can use beef or chicken
bouillon cubes for seasonings. These have all the salt
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cover and put heat on low. Let soup cook for a long time
- two hours works well. Season to taste with salt and
pepper.

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